Railway construction.



G. W. HANSEN.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1912.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

CHARLES W. HANSEN, OF MARATHON, FLORIDA.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 22,1912.

Application filed May '7, 1912. Serial No. 695,690.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, Cinemas W. Hansen, citizen of the United States,residing at Marathon, in the county of Monroe and State of Florida, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Railway Construction, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway construction, the object in view beingto provide what may be termed a compound guard rail which willefiectually guard against a train leaving the track, and at the sametime doing away with the angle bars or fish plates at present in commonuse on railways, the guard rails which are located at opposite sides ofthe main rails acting in the capacity of the usual angle bars, andserving to catch the wheels either at the outside or inside of the mainrail, when they become derailed therefrom.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of arailway embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section on anenlarged scale through the main rail and the outer and inner guardrails, showing the manner in which all of the rails are combined.

Referring to the drawings, the main rail is of the usual construction,embodying the head 1, base 2, and interposed web 8.

In carrying out the present invention, I provide an outer guard rail 4:,and an inner guard rail 5, both of said rails being alike in manyrespects. The outer guard rail embodies a head 6, an outer web 7, and aninner web 8. The outer web 7 terminates at the bottom in a base 9, thebottom surface of which is in the same horizontal plane as the bottom ofthe base 2 of the main rail, and said outer web 7 is provided withapertures 10 in line with the bolt-s 11 which pass through the main railand fasten the inner web 8 of the outer guard rail thereto. The innerweb 8 is angular in cross section or offset, as shown at 12, so as toextend beneath the head 1 of the main rail and along side of the web 3thereof, and also along side of the head of the main rail, the uppersurface of the head 6 being substantially on a level with the top of thehead 1, so that in case of derailment the flange 13 of the wheel 14 willbe supported by the head 6. Along the outer longitudinal portion of thehead 6, there is an upwardly extending guard flange 15, with which thetread portion of the wheel comes into contact in case of derailment,thereby preventing the wheel from becoming totally derailed. The innerguard rail, like the outer guard rail, embodies an outer web 16, aninner web 17, and a head 18. The inner web 17 is angular in crosssection, as shown, so as to fit against the web 3 of the main rail andunder the head 1 thereof, so as to take the place of the usual anglebar, said inner web 17 receiving the bolts 11 above referred to. 16 isprovided at the bottom thereof with a base 19, the bottom of which is inthe same horizontal plane as the bottom of the main rail, while said webis apertured, as shown at 20, to admit of the insertion and removal ofthe bolts 11. The head 18 of the inner guard rail has its upper surfacesufficiently depressed below the top of the head of the main rail toallow for the working of the flange 13 of the wheel, and at its outerside itis provided with an upstanding guard flange 21, against which theflange 13 of the wheel is adapted to strike in case of clerailment.

From the foregoing description, it will now be understood that all ofthe rails, including the main rail and the outer and inner guard rails,are adapted to be supported on the same tie or stringer, as the case maybe, represented by the line 22. It will further be seen that the flanges15 and 21 catch the wheels in the event of derailment and serve to guidethe wheels back to the main rail located centrally between the guardrails. Furthermore, the guard rails are arranged to lap joint with themain rails, so that the inner webs 8 and 17 of the guard railsconstitute angle bars or fish plates, and as they extend the entirelength of the main rails, the latter are thoroughly supported and bracedby means of the guard rails, and the latter are in turn braced by themain rails.

The construction above described will be found very effective in use,and while especially designed for use on trestles, bridges, and thelike, the guard rails may be just as effectively used throughout anyportion of the roadbed.

The outer web What is claimed is:

1. In railway construction, the combina tion of main rails, and innerand outer guard rails at opposite sides thereof, each guard railembodying a head, an outer web, a supporting base therefor, and an innerWeb of angle form constituting an angle bar which overlaps the main railjoint and is bolted to the main rail.

2. In railway construction, the combination of main rails, and outer andinner guard rails at opposite sides thereof, each guard rail embodying ahead, an outer Web, a supporting base therefor, and an inner web ofangle form constituting an angle bar which overlaps the main rail jointand is'bolted to the main rails, the head of one guard rail beingsubstantially level with the head of the main rail, and the head of theother guard rail being substantially level with the bottom of the headof the main rail, and the heads of both guard rails being adapted tosupport the wheel flanges when derailed from the main rail.

3. In railway construction, the combination of main rails, and inner andouter guard rails at opposite sides thereof, each guard rail embodying ahead, an outer web, a supporting base therefor, and an inner web ofangle form constituting an angle bar which overlaps the main rail jointand is bolted to the main rail, the outer webs of the guard rails beingapertured in line with the bolts of the main rail.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES \V. HANSEN. Nitnesses E. H. GRAY, JOHN HANSEN.

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